MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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